this is a comment. Everything up to the first square brace is ignored. [test section 2] test_child = "foo\nbar" child_section2 = "one" child_section2 = { child = slick child = harry child = "john\tb " } child_section2 = foo [realms] ATHENA.MIT.EDU = { server = KERBEROS.MIT.EDU:88 server = KERBEROS1.MIT.EDU:750 server = KERBEROS2.MIT.EDU:750 admin = KERBEROS.MIT.EDU etype = DES-MD5 } [test section 1] foo = "bar " [test section 2] quux = "bar" frep = bar kappa = alpha beta = epsilon [test section 1] bar = foo foo = bar2 quux = zap foo = bar3 child_section = { child = slick child = harry child = john } child_section = foo